Carbon
Carbon is IBM’s open-source design system that provides reusable components, design guidelines, and tools to help teams create consistent digital experiences.
Carbon is built in JavaScript, distributed under the Apache License 2.0, 9.0k GitHub stars from 100 contributors, latest release v11.105.0.
When to use Carbon
Carbon is listed here as a Design project. The directory calls out Comprehensive set of customizable UI components, Accessibility-first design principles, Design tokens and theming support as capabilities associated with it.
Other recorded traits for Carbon include Extensive documentation and tooling, Support for multiple frameworks including React.
Besides Design, this page also files Carbon under Component Libraries, Web, React.
Carbon compared with
Records in this directory name Material-UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI, Blueprint as products people compare with Carbon. That list is editorial metadata, not a claim that Carbon replaces each of them.
What the Carbon stats reflect
GitHub currently shows 9.0k GitHub stars, about 100 contributors, 2.1k forks, 1.1k open issues, latest tracked release v11.105.0. Star and activity counts here are a snapshot used as a proxy for community adoption, not a quality score.
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- Language
- JavaScript
- Latest Release
- v11.105.0
- License
- Apache License 2.0
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Key features of Carbon
- Comprehensive set of customizable UI components
- Accessibility-first design principles
- Design tokens and theming support
- Extensive documentation and tooling
- Support for multiple frameworks including React
Recorded alternatives to Carbon
Carbon resources
Carbon on GitHub
Frequently asked questions
What is Carbon?
Carbon is IBM’s open-source design system that provides reusable components, design guidelines, and tools to help teams create consistent digital experiences. This directory highlights Comprehensive set of customizable UI components, Accessibility-first design principles, Design tokens and theming support.
Is Carbon free to use?
Carbon is published as open source under the Apache License 2.0. The directory lists Comprehensive set of customizable UI components, Accessibility-first design principles, Design tokens and theming support among its recorded capabilities.
What language is Carbon written in, and what is the latest release?
Carbon is written primarily in JavaScript. The latest release tracked on this page is v11.105.0.
How widely is Carbon used on GitHub?
Carbon has about 9.0k GitHub stars across about 100 contributors. It also has about 2.1k forks. Those counts are a snapshot of community attention, not a ranking of quality.
What do people compare Carbon with?
This directory records Material-UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI, Blueprint as comparison points for Carbon.
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